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Thanks for the quick replies guys, I am picking up 37 boxes of 7 foot length flooring. It has the 8 foot bed. Just want to be safe hauling it since it is a company work truck. Would it be better to haul some in the bed and then some on a trailer? (because of the amount of boxes)
Also, no one else will be riding and I won't be hauling anything else, just myself.
Also, no one else will be riding and I won't be hauling anything else, just myself.
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I used to carry a 3000 pound slide in camper in my 2004. It wasn't a problem. I've also carried 1 ton of wood pellets on a pallet. Air up your tires to 75-80 PSI each and load the boxes as far forward as possible and I doubt you'll have any trouble.
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5360 is your max so I think you are ok, but right at the limit.
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He does have 4 Tires on this truck so it would be 10720 If all 4 tires are rated the same . Only 2100 lbs spread out over the whole bed floor it might set it down a little but not much He shouldn't have any problem . I have hauled way more than that in mine I know mine's a F350 but there very little difference between the 2 .
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thats a rather low rating for tires.
mine are 3400 if i remember right.
you cant just divide load by 4 to get safe rating for tires.
OP, invest in some better tires.
i have seen more than 4000lb in bed of a superduty.
dont sweat it.
ive had about 2500lb back there and it rode NICE
mine are 3400 if i remember right.
you cant just divide load by 4 to get safe rating for tires.
OP, invest in some better tires.
i have seen more than 4000lb in bed of a superduty.
dont sweat it.
ive had about 2500lb back there and it rode NICE
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yeah 2,100 pounds is nothing for it. i have a 99 250 and i haul 3,000 pounds of coal 4 times a year.just the other weekend i went to get pavers they said 120 to a pallet@ 30 pounds a piece turns out when i unloaded them there was 150 on a skid.at 4,500 pounds i wouldnt want to haul that much all the time though.
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Good points about checking the tires for their ratings. It should have load range "E" tires, but it may have gotten some "D's" put on it. That would decrease the load capacity, and its pretty safe to assume that all of the load will be on the rear tires (unless he plans on putting some boxes on the hood).
One other point to consider, the truck has a legal GVW limit. The 4x4 gear and diesel engine (if it has PSD) eat up a lot of the GVW before you even sit in it. Its nice to know your truck's empty weight, GVW and tire ratings. Once you know them, you can make an imformed decision on what is safe to carry.
One other point to consider, the truck has a legal GVW limit. The 4x4 gear and diesel engine (if it has PSD) eat up a lot of the GVW before you even sit in it. Its nice to know your truck's empty weight, GVW and tire ratings. Once you know them, you can make an imformed decision on what is safe to carry.
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Good points about checking the tires for their ratings. It should have load range "E" tires, but it may have gotten some "D's" put on it. That would decrease the load capacity, and its pretty safe to assume that all of the load will be on the rear tires (unless he plans on putting some boxes on the hood).
One other point to consider, the truck has a legal GVW limit. The 4x4 gear and diesel engine (if it has PSD) eat up a lot of the GVW before you even sit in it. Its nice to know your truck's empty weight, GVW and tire ratings. Once you know them, you can make an imformed decision on what is safe to carry.
One other point to consider, the truck has a legal GVW limit. The 4x4 gear and diesel engine (if it has PSD) eat up a lot of the GVW before you even sit in it. Its nice to know your truck's empty weight, GVW and tire ratings. Once you know them, you can make an imformed decision on what is safe to carry.
Work within those safe limits. If you find that you need more, get a trailer or better tires.